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Ken Munro is the news editor. Please let him know about village news and events via Contact Us on the main menu or on 07880801674.
Even more important consultation – information (link below) provided via our Local Councillor regarding the make up of the East Pye Non Statutory Consultation process, which includes opportunities for personal participation as well as 6 in person events (basically town hall meetings) and more formal (though again non statutory) consultations with Planning Authorities and Parish Councils. East Pye Solar_Non-statutory consultation overview
Example poster here……other posters are available :))
Some..where, under the rainbow….
Shotesham Ford – Norfolk Council have given notice that Mill Lane either side of the Ford will continue to be closed until further notice, click here for notice and alternative routes.
NB – now extended to 31st Jan 2025.
Naidens Lane – still closed, but accessible by foot at your own risk, although an alternative route is posted.
So here it is, Merry Christmas….
Lots of things coming up for Shotesham Christmas, next up..
7th Dec sees the return of The Keeper’s Daughter Theatre Company with a two person version of the seasonal classic A Christmas Carol, this takes place at 4pm on Saturday 7th at Trinity Hall and promises to be great family treat. Tickets are £7.50 for adults and £2.50 for children and are available in advance from Lindsay on 07702 832033 or lindsayheywood@comcast.net or on the door if there are any left!
Christine’s ever popular wreath making workshop at her potting shed at Hillside, The Common, Shotesham. Sunday 15th Dec@ 10am, cost £5 per head to cover costs, includes soup and bread for lunch, but donations of flapjacks / brownies etc for afters would be very welcome. Please bring your own secateurs and anything from your garden that you may wish to add to your wreath. Open to everyone.
Candlelit Christmas Service at Saint Mary’s – 15th Dec @ 6.30pm
Christmas Carols & handbells round the tree on All Saints Hill – 24th Dec @ 5pm – a slightly different programme this year as we revert to Carol singing and Handbells outside (weather permitting), and refreshments inside the church where everyone is invited to take a walk thru’ pausing only to admire the splendid decorations. Anyone interested in helping with the Handbells should contact Tom on 07495 417887.
Service with Holy Communion at All Saints Church – 25th Dec @ 9.30am
And to blow away the cobwebs at the end of 2024, the famous Shotesham Old Year’s Day Fun Run will be run on Tuesday 31st Dec. Starter’s gun will be at 11am on Church Hill, but please turn up around 10.50 for registration. The course is 3 x round half of the village, map below and also available on the day. And could last year’s winners (Adam and Stephanie if I remember correctly?) please return the trophies (hopefully engraved) either to me at Flint Cottage or on the day, and we look forward to seeing all you runners there.
A Shotesham Warm Welcome is on a Christmas break.
Shotesham yoga – yoga continues on a weekly basis from 18.30 – 19.30 on Wednesdays. Enquiries via our very own Shotesham Yoga teacher, Kendra –kendracollier0@gmail.com or 07748009411
Walking in Shotesham – Still walking on the 1st Sunday of the month, next up on 1st Dec. There is a WhatsApp group which may organise other impromptu walks, for info or to join contact Ken via WhatsApp on 07880801674.
Shotesham Screen. The last movie – That They May Face the Rising Sun – was a great story, and fantastic scenery, but one or two of the Irish accents had a few viewers baffled at times! Perhaps time for some subtitles?
Next up is La Chimera to be shown on Friday Dec 13th. This is an eccentric Italian crime drama. When an English tomb raider (Josh O’Connor), skilled at dowsing, uses his skills to hunt down buried Etruscan artefacts, he achieves success at his craft but suffers setbacks when he falls in with the wrong crowd. Alice Rohrwacher’s new film is a beguiling fantasy-comedy of lost love: garrulous, uproarious and celebratory in her absolutely distinctive style. All are welcome, for booking details click here.
And, looking forward to the new season, an amazing line up of films that you won’t be catching at your high street cinemas, see below for a glimpse, but more detail next year.
Shotesham Common – The Trustees of Shotesham Common have been given permission by Natural England and will be continuing to carry out some work on the common over the following months. Just to explain what we are doing and why:
We will be manually cutting back sections of the banks of the beck on an annual basis, where Willow Herb has dominated, to enable birds and mammals to have access to the water. We will be manually cutting Alder saplings and trees. Over the years these have changed the open landscape and caused drying out of the wetland meadows, which is contrary to the management agreement we have with Natural England.
If you would like any further information, contact either Ed Howard edhoward54@gmail.com or myself floracot@btinternet.com.
Bernie Fenn, for Trustees of Shotesham Common
Wildlife in Shotesham – who knew we had so many different wildlife species on our doorstep?! Village resident, Andy Musgrove is busy collecting and collating them all and, whilst in his own words he hasn’t got them all yet, click here for a few to be getting on with. Careful though, it could make your hair stand on end!!
…And in Joys Loke….
St Martins Church looking good – also see video at St Martin’s Church sub menu via Churches and the PCC heading above – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMfP1tx642g (copy and paste link)
Despite all the apparent awareness, people are still looking to take advantage of any weaknesses. As always, please keep an eye out for any unusual activity, DO NOT give out any private or secure info over the telephone, and remember that if you spot anything suspicious the police can be contacted by phoning 101.
SCAM AWARE! – A number of new scams have been notified by Norfolk Association of Local Councils, some of which I certainly haven’t heard of before and are well worth checking out – click on this link for details – https://mailchi.mp/52e6f8561225/scams-dont-get-fooled-again?e=7f9e357c98
Community information….
Long Stratton By-Pass latest – click here
Hints and Tips for correct recycling – click here What goes in your recycling bin. 2023
Anglian Water’s Priority Services Register is in place to help lots of people with different needs and is completely free, click here for more info
Local Council ‘stuff’ –
Norfolk Citizens Advice have launched a new initiative to assist individuals in need – Grants for Individuals in need database. The database is funded as part of the Coordinated Community Support Programme and is open access on the Norfolk Citizens Advice website. The database contains largely small local grant giving organisations that operate in Norfolk.
The webpage contains:
- Brief information on how to use the database
- A short video demonstration
- A tips document on maximising successful applications with hints and tips from grant organisation trustees
- A feedback link to report out of date information, suggest organisations to include, or just give feedback on your experience of using the database
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital’s ‘Settle in Services’ are looking for dedicated volunteers who wish to give something back to their local community. Volunteers meet patients on their day of discharge from hospital to help settle them back in to their own environment. Click here for more information
For assistance with power cuts, please click this link from UK Power Networks
Thinking Fuel – If you feel you may be paying too much for your oil, Community Action Norfolk (CAN) have a scheme that may assist. Click here to see how you might save and here to see how it works, or go directly to the CAN website for more details.
Our local police officers are – Beat Manager, PC Tom Goodrum and Engagement Officer, Arvi Bhogal, They can be contacted by dialling 111 and asking for Poringland Police Station
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